Tag: Political parties
McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned ominously Tuesday of a “scorched earth” landscape if Democrats use their new majority to bring an...
Merkel’s party faces German election ‘wake-up call’
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's party is considering how to respond to historically bad state election results that a senior member described as a...
Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose enters California recall election
LOS ANGELES — Former Republican congressman Doug Ose announced Tuesday he’s entering the recall election aimed at ousting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a day...
Head of junior party in Spanish coalition gov’t stands down
MADRID — The leader of the junior party in Spain’s coalition government announced Monday he is leaving the Cabinet to run for regional office.
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GOP attorneys general question stimulus barring tax cuts
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican attorneys general from 21 states are questioning a provision in the $1.9 trillion pandemic rescue plan that bars states from...
German election year opens with tough test for Merkel party
BERLIN — Elections in two German states on Sunday pose a difficult test for Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, six months before a national vote...
Democrats bank on relief aid to win back wary working class
JEANNETTE, Pa. — When Joe Biden visited this corner of southwestern Pennsylvania in the final weeks before the election, his goal wasn't to win...
Democrats find support for Biden in small-city America
MANKATO, Minnesota — Mary McGaw grew up in a Republican home on the rural prairie of south central Minnesota. But as she moved from...
Democratic push to revive earmarks divides Republicans
WASHINGTON — Can lawmakers bring home the bacon without it being pork?
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Mexican candidate gets ruling-party nod despite rape claims
MEXICO CITY — A candidate for a governorship in southern Mexico has been confirmed as the nominee of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena...
